economic measures would change if they adequately reflected improvements in health status. The study first discusses the theory … health status of the population. The present study develops a methodology and presents preliminary estimates of how standard … concept called 'health income' that can be used to incorporate improvements in health status. The study next discusses how the …

We develop a dynamic politico-economic theory of welfare state, featuring three groups of voters: skilled workers …

We develop a dynamic politico-economic theory of welfare state and immigration policies, featuring three groups of …

key links between pollution, human health, and labor productivity. Together, these assumptions imply that the benefits of … regulation to provide benefits through several different channels, including improved health or productivity. The model shows … that when the benefits of reduced pollution come in the form of improved health or productivity, the benefits do affect …

finding, arguing that the health benefits from reduced pollution will also interact with pre-existing taxes, possibly causing … for health effects by representing environmental quality and leisure as substitutes in utility. The present paper employs … considers health effects. It shows that interactions with health effects from pollution actually will tend to reduce the optimal …